Brady v. Smith

656 F.2d 466 John T. BRADY and Herbert M. Crawford, Petitioners-Appellants, v. William French SMITH, * Attorney General of the United States; Norman Carlson, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons; L. R. Putman, Warden, McNeil Island Prison, et al., Respondents-Appellees. No. 80-3139. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 2, 1981. Decided Sept. 14, 1981. 1 John T. Brady, pro se. 2 Herbert M. Crawford, Steilacoom, Wash., for petitioners-appellants. 3 Charles Pinnell, Asst. U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for respondents-appellees. 4 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. 5 Before CHOY and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges, and PANNER, ** District Judge. 6 PANNER, District Judge. INTRODUCTION 7 Brady and Crawford, appearing pro se, appeal the dismissal of their consolidated actions. 1 They challenge conditions of their confinement in a federal penitentiary and seek injunctive relief and punitive damages for violation of their constitutional rights against the Attorney General of the United States, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, and the Warden of the Penitentiary. The district court granted defendant's…